| Women's 50 metre freestyle at the Games of the XXV Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Piscines Bernat Picornell | ||||||||||||
| Date | 31 July 1992 (heats & finals) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 50 from 35 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 24.79 WR | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | women | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| Backstroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4 × 100 m | men | women |
| 4 × 200 m | men | |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4 × 100 m | men | women |
The women's 50 metre freestyle event at the 1992 Summer Olympics took place on 31 July at the Piscines Bernat Picornell in Barcelona, Spain.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  Yang Wenyi (CHN) |
24.98 | Guangzhou, China | 11 April 1988 |
| Olympic record |  Kristin Otto (GDR) |
25.49 | Seoul, South Korea | 25 September 1988 |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Round | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 July | Final A | Yang Wenyi |  China |
24.79 | WR |
Results
Heats
Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q).
Finals
Final B
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 3 | Lisa Curry |  Australia |
25.87 | |
| 10 | 2 | Kristin Topham |  Canada |
26.17 | |
| 11 | 7 | Marianne Muis |  Netherlands |
26.24 | |
| 6 | Andrea Nugent | Canada |
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| 13 | 5 | Marianne Kriel |  South Africa |
26.47 | |
| 14 | 8 | Yevgeniya Yermakova |  Unified Team |
26.49 | |
| 15 | 1 | Linda Olofsson |  Sweden |
26.51 | |
| 4 | Franziska van Almsick |  Germany |
DSQ |
Final A
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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7 | Yang Wenyi | China |
24.79 | WR |
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4 | Zhuang Yong | China |
25.08 | |
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3 | Angel Martino |  United States |
25.23 | |
| 4 | 6 | Catherine Plewinski |  France |
25.36 | NR |
| 5 | 5 | Jenny Thompson | United States |
25.37 | |
| 6 | 8 | Natalya Meshcheryakova | Unified Team |
25.47 | |
| 7 | 2 | Simone Osygus | Germany |
25.74 | |
| 8 | 1 | Inge de Bruijn | Netherlands |
25.84 |
References
- "Swimming at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Games: Women's 50 metres Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- "Barcelona 1992: Swimming – Women's 50m Freestyle Heats" (PDF). Barcelona 1992. LA84 Foundation. p. 372. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- "Barcelona 1992: Swimming – Women's 50m Freestyle Finals" (PDF). Barcelona 1992. LA84 Foundation. p. 372. Retrieved 2 September 2017.